扩展
HSK 4 (2021)
扩展 (kuòzhǎn) · to expand
扩展 (kuòzhǎn) means “to expand; to extend”. It is written with 2 characters: 扩 (to expand) + 展 (to open). It is an HSK 4 word in the 2021 standard.
How 扩展 is built
The characters
扩 kuò · to expand
What 扩 is made of
- 扌shǒu — hand
- 二 — two strokes
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 亅 — hook
- 二 — two strokes
- 广guǎng — broad
- 丶 — dot
- 厂chǎng — cliff
Origin hint: 广 gives the meaning, 扌 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
展 zhǎn · to open
What 展 is made of
- 尸shī — body
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 衣yī — cloth
Origin hint: Laying out clothes 㠭 for sale in a market 尸; compare 㠭 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
我们想扩展新的业务。Wǒmen xiǎng kuòzhǎn xīn de yèwù.We want to expand into new business.
这条路明年会扩展。Zhè tiáo lù míngnián huì kuòzhǎn.This road will be extended next year.
Questions about 扩展
What does 扩展 mean?
扩展 (kuòzhǎn) means “to expand; to extend”.
How do you pronounce 扩展?
扩展 is pronounced kuòzhǎn.
Which HSK level is 扩展?
扩展 is in HSK 4 (2021).
Related words
- 扩大kuòdàto expand
- 扩充kuòchōngto expand
- 扩散kuòsànto spread
- 扩张kuòzhāngto expand
- 发展fāzhǎnto develop
- 进展jìnzhǎnprogress
- 开展kāizhǎnto launch
- 展开zhǎnkāito unfold
- 展览zhǎnlǎnexhibition
- 施展shīzhǎnto make full use of
Learn 扩展 with its group
It is part of HSK 4 (2021) · Group 51: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.